Fence-tie.



C. E. BIRCH. FENCE TIE'. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 190a.

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PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

CHARLES E. BIRCH, OF CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA.

FENCE TIE 4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 3, 1908. Serial No 409,168.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. BIRCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Crawfordsville, in the countyof Montgomery and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Fence-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wire fences and more particularly to a tie for securing the stay wires in position on the longitudinal wires of the fence.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie formed of a single length of wire having an intermediate portion-thereof coiled around the longitudinal wire on one side of the adj acent stay and its opposite ends wrapped around said stay wire to form a coil disposed at substantially right angles to the coil on the longitudinal wire. a

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the ap ended claims.

n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fence provided with an improved tie constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a erspective view of a portion of one of the line and stay wires showing the manner of lacing the tie wires in position thereon. ig. 3 is a front elevation of the tie complete. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a front elevation showing the coil on the stay wire disposed beneath the adjacent line wire. Fig. 6 is a front elevation showing the .line wire kinked or off set to assist in preventing accidental displacement of the tie. Fig.- 7 is a front elevation illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor-. responding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The lmprov ed fence forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a plurality of longitudinal wires 5 spaced apart y vertically dis osed stay wires 6, said ongitudinal wires eing secured to the fence vlces 8. j

Disposed at the intersection of the line wires 5 and stay wires 6 are clam ing members or ties each preferably formed of a single piece of wire having an intermediate portion thereof coiled or wrappedaround the longitudinal wire 5 on one side of the adjacent stay to form a coil 9, the opposite ends of the wire forming the coil being extended laterally from the. top and bottom of the coil Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

posts 7, as by staples or similar fastening dc across and in contact with the stay wire and thence coiled or wrapped around said stay wire to form a second coil 10 disposed at substantially right angles to the coi 9, as shown. Attention is here called to the fact that the lower end of the vertical coil 10 bears against and forms a shoulder or stop 11 for engagement with the adjacent line wire thereby to assist in preventing accidental displacement of said line wire.

In fastening the stay wires in position on the longitudinal or line wires an intermediate portion of the tie wire is coiled around the adjacent longitudinal wire, in the manner shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, after which the terminals 12 of said tie wire are bent together with a suitable tool and twisted around the stay wire above the longitudinal wire to .produce the tie shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In Fig. 5 of thedrawings the stay receiving coil or wrap is disposed below the line wire, as indicated at 12, instead of above the same, as shown in Fig. 3 while in Fig. 6 the longitudinal or line wire is off set at 13 to assist in preventing longitudinal movement of the coil 9 on said wire. The position of the tie shown in Fig. 5 may be reversed, as shown in Fig. 7, in which the intermediate portion 12 of the wireis coiled around the stay6and the opposite ends thereof wrapped around the line wire. In this case if either strand of the tie wire breaks the other strand will hold the line and stay wires in assembled position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and efficient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in v1ew. v

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A wire fence including intersecting line and stay wires, and a tie wire disposed at the intersection of said line and stay wires and having an intermediate portion thereof bent around one of said wires to form a coil and its opposite ends brought together and bent around the adjacent Wire to form a second coil disposed at substantially right angles to the first mentioned coil.

2. A Wire fence including intersecting line and stay Wires, and a tie Wire having an intermediate portion thereof coiled around the line Wire and its opposite ends brought together and coiled around the stay wire on one side of said line Wire.

3. A Wire fence including intersecting line and stay Wires, and a tie Wire having an intermediate portion thereof coiled around the line wire on one side ol the adjacent stay wire to form a coil, the opposite ends of the tie wire being brought together and extended from the upper and lower portion of the coil across and in contact with the stay wire and thence twisted around said stay wire on one side of said line wire.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. BIRCH.

VVitnesses CLARENCE S. NnwnLL, EARL BERRY. 

